Monday, July 6, 2009

Malaysia Finance Data

Time zoneUTC+8
Total area329,847 km² (2006)
CapitalKuala Lumpur (2009)
Currencyringgits (MYR) (2009)
Government typeconstitutional monarchy (2009)
LanguagesBahasa Malaysia (official), English, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin, Hokkien, Hakka, Hainan, Foochow), Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Panjabi, Thai
ReligionsMuslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1%, Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%, other or unknown 1.5%, none 0.8% (2000 census)
Total population27.76 million (2009 forecast)
Urban population as % of total population68% (2006)
Population median age25.0 years (2006)
Population growth rate1.80% (2006)
Life expectancy74 years (2007)
Adult literacy92% (2000/2007)
% of population living on less than $2 a day7.80% (2008)
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)

49.2 (2007)

(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)

Freedom House rating

Political Rights: 4
Civil Liberties: 4 (2009)

(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free)

Total telephone subscribers as % of population

104.23% (2007)

(sum of fixed telephone lines and mobile cellular subscribers)

Internet users as % of total population55.67% (2007)
Cost of living - Mercer index

(ranking by city on a basis of 143; the 1st is the most expensive and the 143rd is the least expensive; New York is the base city)

New York - Index: 100 (Base)

Kuala Lumpur: 106th - Index: 75 (2008)

CO2 emissions

7.0494 (2004)

(metric tons of CO2 per capita)

ECONOMIC INFORMATION
Central bankCentral Bank of Malaysia (2009)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold$104.4 billion (31 December 2008 est.)
GDP180,714 millions of US dollars (2007)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)355,225 millions of International dollars (2007)
Real GDP growth
20002002200320042005200620072008
8.68%5.39%5.79%6.78%5.33%5.78%6.35%4.60%

2009: -3.50% (forecast)

GDP per capita - current prices$6,956.41 (2007)
GDP per capita - PPP$13,385.13 International Dollars (2007)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total0.53% (2008)
GDP - composition by sector
  • agriculture: 9.7%
  • industry: 44.6%
  • services: 45.7% (2008 est.)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP)0.60% (2004)
Inflation

2006: 3.59%

2007: 2.106%

Unemployment rate3.7% (2008 est.)
Household saving rates-
Public debt (% of GDP)-
Sovereign bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: A-/Stable/A-2

Moody's rating: A3

Moody's outlook: STA

(Foreign Currency, March 2009)

Market value of publicly traded sharesUS$325.7 billion (31 December 2007)
Largest companies in MalaysiaMaybank, Sime Darby, Tenaga Nasional, Public Bank, Bumiputra-Commerce (2009)
FT top 50 banks in the world by market value 2009
DATA ON TRADE AND COMPETITIVENESS
Current account balanceUS$ 31.77 billion (2008)
Share of the world export-
Shares in world total merchandising export1.26% (2007)
Shares in world total commercial services export0.86% (2007)
Total exportsUS$195.7 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
Export commoditieselectronic equipment, petroleum and liquefied natural gas, wood and wood products, palm oil, rubber, textiles, chemicals
Total importsUS$156.2 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
Import commoditieselectronics, machinery, petroleum products, plastics, vehicles, iron and steel products, chemicals
Exports - major partnersUS 15.6%, Singapore 14.6%, Japan 9.1%, China 8.8%, Thailand 5%, Hong Kong 4.6% (2007)
Imports - major partnersJapan 13%, China 12.9%, Singapore 11.5%, US 10.8%, Taiwan 5.7%, Thailand 5.3%, South Korea 4.9%, Germany 4.6%, Indonesia 4.2% (2007)
Inward FDI flows by host economyUS$8,403.1 million (2007)
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaserUS$4,783.158 million (2007)
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2007

(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, Value of the deal)

-

(Acquiring company, Acquired company, Country of the acquired company, value of the deal)

Best countries for doing business

(ranking by country on a basis of 181, the first is the best)

Overall ranking: 20(2009)

Subcategories:

Starting a business: 75(2009)

Employing workers: 48(2009)

Registering property: 81(2009)

Getting credit: 1(2009)

Protecting investors: 4(2009)

Trading across border: 29(2009)

Global competitiveness ranking21 (2008/2009)
Economic freedom index

(ranking by country; the first is the best)

64.59(2009)

(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )

GLOBAL FINANCE RANKINGS AND AWARDS

TOP 200 EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2008

  • Malayan Banking Berhad (2008)
  • CIMB Bank Berhad (2008)
  • Public Bank Berhad (2008)
  • RHB Bank Berhad (2008)
  • Hong Leong Bank (2008)
  • HSBC Bank Malaysia (2008)

WORLD'S BEST FOREIGN EXCHANGE BANKS

2009:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Maybank (National, 2009)
2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Maybank (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST TRADE FINANCE PROVIDERS

2009:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Maybank (National, 2009)
2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Maybank (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST INTERNET BANKS

2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Consumer Internet Banks Citi (2008)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS / Best Corporate/Institutional Internet Banks Standard Chartered (2008)

WORLD'S BEST ISLAMIC FINANCE INSTITUTIONS

2009:
  • REGIONAL WINNERS CIMB Islamic Bank (Asia, 2009)
  • COUNTRY WINNERS CIMB Islamic Bank (National, 2009)
2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS CIMB Islamic Bank (National, 2008)
  • REGIONAL WINNERS CIMB Islamic (Asia, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS

2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Maybank (National, 2008)

WORLD'S BEST SUB CUSTODIANS

2008:
  • COUNTRY WINNERS Maybank (National, 2008)

CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARD

2008:
ARTICLES AND COUNTRIES REPORTS FROM GLOBAL FINANCE ARCHIVE


source : Global Finance